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Can i get pregnant before 2 days before i ovulate? or when is the best time to have sex? on my ovulation day or before?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Fertility: Sperm left in the vagina on any of the five days leading up to ovulation are the most likely to cause pregnancy.

Answered 12/18/2014

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